Katie Longua

Katie Longua And Accumulator Join Forces For 'Her Space Opera'
Katie Longua And Accumulator Join Forces For 'Her Space Opera'
Katie Longua And Accumulator Join Forces For 'Her Space Opera'
Artist Katie Longua has long been a favorite here at ComicsAlliance, creating distinctive, vibrant comics that sing with energy and jump straight off the page. After the success of her madcap risograph comic Munchies, it became clear that she's an artist with a kaleidoscope in her mind and a hugely exciting future in comics. Her newest project, Her Space Opera, is another ambitious, visually stunning piece of work. In collaboration with chiptune musician Accumulator, every page of the comic is accompanied by a different song from his newest album. Designed with his songs in mind, the comic creates a journey through space and creates a singular approach to narrative. Longua came onto the project with the album already in the works, and set about bending the music into visual life. ComicsAlliance spoke to Longua and Accumulator about how their collaboration came about.
A Monstrous Case of the "Munchies" from Katie Longua
A Monstrous Case of the "Munchies" from Katie Longua
A Monstrous Case of the "Munchies" from Katie Longua
A year ago, cartoonist Katie Longua --- best known for her ongoing Viking comic Rök --- started making a gag comic, mainly for herself, called Munchies. It's fairly simple to start with: it follows a girl who gets high one afternoon, then gets hungry, and then.... gets into universe-endangering trouble as she turns into a giant wolf monster who can only be stopped through the judicious application of pizza rolls and/or Cheetos. Vivid, vibrant and very funny, Longua's comic has now come to Kickstarter as she looks to fund a print run of the story. As huge fans of her work as a writer and as an artist --- take a look at her coloring in the preview pages below --- ComicsAlliance got in touch to find out more about her plans for Munchies as part of our regular crowdfunding Q&A, 'Back Pages'.
Best Art Ever (This Week)
Best Art Ever (This Week)
Best Art Ever (This Week)
  We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists, illustrators and their fans share countless numbers of great pinups, fan art and other illustrations on sites like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and seemingly infinite art blogs that we’ve created Best Art E
Buy This Book: Katie Longua's 'Rok' [Review]
Buy This Book: Katie Longua's 'Rok' [Review]
Buy This Book: Katie Longua's 'Rok' [Review]
On paper, Katie Longua's Rök might not sound like it's going to be good. It is, after all, a comic starring a fictionalized version of the character's roommate and her magical destiny, full of inside jokes about homework and things said roommate carries around in her purse. I mean, seriously, I've read enough comics that "It's about me and my friends but as superheroes" is a gigantic red
Katie Longua Imagines Superheroes As Pokemon Trainers [Art]
Katie Longua Imagines Superheroes As Pokemon Trainers [Art]
Katie Longua Imagines Superheroes As Pokemon Trainers [Art]
Between the wonders of Zubatman and Vaughn Pinpin's "Burtonmon," it's been an especially good week for Pokémon tributes and parodies in these parts, and artist Katie Longua is keeping this crazy train going with some fabulous pieces that imagine your favorite superheroes in the role of Pokémon trainer. Like the gym...